National Express West Midlands is investing £150 million in 300 UK-made electric zero-emission buses, for delivery by the end of December 2024. The buses will be deployed across the West Midlands. This investment is part of National Express delivering on its commitment to have a completely zero-emission bus fleet in the UK by 2030. Thanks […]
Stagecoach is closing its Blackwood depot in south Wales. Blackwood depot will close and services will operate from the new £7m Cwmbran depot instead, which has additional capacity, and from the Caerphilly depot. The changes come into effect from Sunday 5 February. The operator assures customers they will see no bus service reductions as a […]
Transport payments and ticketing technology specialist, UrbanThings, expects contactless payments for bus and coach fares to ultimately replace cash. Carl Partridge, UrbanThings CEO, said: “Contactless bank cards have fuelled a revolution in bringing a universal and quick payment method to the pockets of everyone. We can expect this to continue and ultimately replace cash and […]
Barnsley-based Globe Holidays has received a £180,000 investment from Finance Yorkshire. The investment, from Finance Yorkshire’s Business Loan Fund, supports the acquisition of new vehicles and onboard ticketing technology. Globe Holidays also operates private hire and school transport services, along with a UK holiday programme and day excursions. The company runs travel shops in Barnsley, […]
A coach hire price comparison website is eyeing expansion into Europe as part of its growth plans as bookings for the year surge above £5m for the first time in its history. Coach Hire Comparison is on track to achieve bookings worth a total of £5.3m for the financial year to the end of February, […]
FlixBus is unveiling UK growth plans in partnership with the UK’s biggest independent bus operator, McGill’s Buses. McGill’s has confirmed it will be placing 18 new vehicles exclusively on the FlixBus network in 2023, in addition to its current fleet of seven. The coaches will be Volvos and along with some ancilary expenditure represent an […]
CPT has launched a new Cost Monitor replacing the Cost Index that tracked industry costs before the pandemic. The new Cost Monitor is designed to allow operators to benchmark their costs and performance anonymously against their peers, as well as inform CPT’s policy discussions with governments and industry stakeholders. “Once collated, we can use up […]
Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week 2023, Alexander Dennis has announced enhancements to its AD24 Training Academy courses for apprentices in order to future-proof the bus industry’s workforce. The developments to the training are aimed to reflect the evolving industry and close a widening skills gap. The training will continually be developed further to incorporate new […]